By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Conservative activist Charlie Kirk is calling on Nebraska Republicans to put pressure on state lawmakers to adopt a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes. More than 500 people turned out Tuesday night for a rally sponsored by the Nebraska Republican Party. Former President Donald
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — José Caballero had three hits and two RBIs, Isaac Paredes homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 on Tuesday night despite Mike Trout’s sixth home run. Harold Ramírez also drove in a pair for the Rays, who have won three
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — CJ Abrams homered and drove in three runs after missing three games with a bruised left pinkie, and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Tuesday night. “It always feels good to be out there on the field playing baseball,” Abrams said. “Getting
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Killorn and Trevor Zegras scored in the third period, and the Anaheim Ducks prevented the Los Angeles Kings from securing a playoff spot with a 3-1 win on Tuesday night. Frank Vatrano also scored, Lukas Dostal made 36 saves, and the Ducks beat their Freeway
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 27 points, Stephen Curry had 23 and the Golden State Warriors capitalized on Anthony Davis’ injury absence for a 134-120 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Andrew Wiggins had 17 points for the 10th-place Warriors, who hit 26 of
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after U.S. stock indexes held at a near standstill ahead of some potentially market-moving reports. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 1.9% to 17,144.54, while the Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.3% to 3,088.25. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gave up 0.4% to
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 16 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists for his first triple-double of the season and 199th of his career, and the Los Angeles Clippers built a 31-point lead in the first quarter before holding on late for a 105-92 victory over the Phoenix
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Shea Langeliers became only the second Athletics starting catcher to hit three home runs in a game — and the first in 99 years. Langeliers’ third home run of the night was a two-run drive in the ninth inning that lifted Oakland over the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Tuesday night. “It
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan was celebrated by Muslims on Wednesday with family reunions, new clothes and sweet treats. In Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, nearly three-quarters of the population were traveling for the annual
Continue ReadingCNN By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The state of Missouri on Tuesday executed Brian Dorsey for the 2006 murders of his cousin, Sarah Bonnie, and her husband, Benjamin Bonnie, after an effort to have his life spared failed in recent days. Dorsey’s time of death was recorded as 6:11 p.m, the Missouri Department of
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Reminders of the 2002 Winter Olympics are nestled in every nook and cranny of Utah’s capital city, from a towering Olympic cauldron that overlooks the Salt Lake Valley to an Olympic emblem stamped on manhole covers downtown. As visitors leave the airport, they are greeted
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men were being sentenced Wednesday in state court. The six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who attacked Michael Corey Jenkins and
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Chad Daybell, a self-published doomsday fiction author, is on trial in Idaho in the deaths of his wife and his new girlfriend’s two children. It’s a complex triple-murder trial that investigators say involves unusual claims that the victims were possessed by evil spirits — and more
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Opening statements are expected in the trial of an Idaho man charged with killing his wife and new girlfriend’s two youngest children, in an unusual case involving claims about zombies. Chad Daybell is charged with murder, insurance fraud and other counts in the deaths of Tammy Daybell, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former longtime executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire is set to be sentenced for lying under oath in the ex-president’s New York civil fraud case. Allen Weisselberg is expected to be sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail. He previously pleaded guilty to
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An eagerly awaited report Wednesday on consumer prices will show whether inflation is still easing, a trend the Federal Reserve will weigh in deciding when and by how much — or even whether — to cut interest rates this year. The March inflation figures are expected
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis’ double-double streak has ended at 61 games. Sabonis had eight points and 13 rebounds in Sacramento’s 112-105 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. Sabonis owns the seventh-longest streak of double-doubles in NBA history. He had just moved
Continue ReadingHONG KONG (AP) — A fire in a large, mostly residential building in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning killed at least five people and left another 27 injured. The blaze in the New Lucky House in the Jordan neighborhood was extinguished later in the morning, but police said people inside the building still were calling
Continue ReadingHONG KONG (AP) — A fire at a building in Hong Kong on Tuesday morning killed at least five people and left another 11 injured. Police said they were still receiving calls from people inside the building asking for help. Firefighters had rushed to the scene after receiving a call about the fire at 7:53
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Tara VanDerveer gave her time and energy to a young Dawn Staley behind the scenes years before the South Carolina coach started winning championships or delivering an improbable undefeated season. The Hall of Fame Stanford coach did the same for her Pac-12 rivals. For Cori
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